Someone pointed out to me that in Rav Luzzato's Daas Tevunos, the only citation of a post-Talmudic named scholar is the Rambam in Moreh Nevuchim --teaching about about the central idea of Hashpa'ah that you mentioned at the end of your article.
He also begins his sefer with an unreserved acceptance of the Rambam's 13 ikkarim, and the entire sefer is merely an elucidation of the last 4 ikkarim! This itself speak volumes of how much Rav Luzzato claimed the Rambam as one of his own.
Someone pointed out to me that in Rav Luzzato's Daas Tevunos, the only citation of a post-Talmudic named scholar is the Rambam in Moreh Nevuchim --teaching about about the central idea of Hashpa'ah that you mentioned at the end of your article.
He also begins his sefer with an unreserved acceptance of the Rambam's 13 ikkarim, and the entire sefer is merely an elucidation of the last 4 ikkarim! This itself speak volumes of how much Rav Luzzato claimed the Rambam as one of his own.
Zohar worshippers are so insecure that they twist themselves in knots to show that the Rambam was secretly a kabbalist. It's absurd!
I write about this in my book.